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LOT 3218
Ketland & Co. Flintlock Musket/Fusil with “Y+C” Marking - NSN, 75 cal., 41 3/4 inch round bbl.,
bright finish, walnut stock. The lock plate on this light musket or fusil is signed “Ketland/& Co” in flowing script
for Ketland & Co. of Birmingham, England, in the late 1700s to early 1800s. The smoothbore barrel has a bayonet
stud/block front sight 2.2 inches from the muzzle and faint Ordnance private proofs towards the breech
and is fitted with a hooked breech that locks into the dished standing breech. The brass mounts are
similar to the larger Brown Bess muskets then in use. “D/3” is inscribed on the heel. The walnut stock
has “Y+C/143” on the left with the “3” over-stamping a “2”. Other Ketland & Co. fusils are known with
similar markings said to indicate use by yeoman/volunteer unit during the French Revolutionary and
Napoleonic Wars and subsequently ownership by York City and later sold during WWII.
CONDITION: Good overall with gray and brown patina on the lock and barrel, oxidation/pitting, aged
patina on the brass mounts, poor fitting replacement entry pipe, some cracks and repairs in the stock,
attractive flame figure visible on the butt, and moderate overall wear. Mechanically fine.
Estimate: 1,800 - 2,750
LOT 3219
Pre-Revolutionary War Dutch Type II Flintlock Musket - NSN, 11 gauge, 46 inch round bbl., bright finish, walnut stock. This pattern of musket is pictured and
discussed in “American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume I: Colonial and Revolutionary War Arms” by George Moller on pages 385-388 where they are identified as “Dutch
Type II muskets”. Muskets of this pattern are noted as possibly part of the 18,000 muskets purchased by Great Britain in Holland in 1741. He noted previously that some
of these muskets may have been shipped to the American colonies during the French & Indian War. Thus, this musket may have seen use in the French & Indian War and
American Revolution as well as subsequent conflicts. It has a bayonet lug on the bottom of the barrel, a brass blade front sight, a “wedding band” ahead of the breech
section, “C: 49.” on top of the barrel at the breech, a flat lock plate with beveled edges and “banana” profile, non-bridled frizzen, no lock markings, and brass furniture.
CONDITION: Good as reconverted to flintlock with artificial gray and brown patina on the lock and barrel breech, some mild pitting mainly at the breech and lock,
re-faced frizzen, repaired cock, attractively aged patina on the brass mounts, and moderate wear. The refinished stock has repairs in the forend, a few chips, and moderate
scratches and dings. Mechanically fine.
Estimate: 1,600 - 2,500
LOT 3220
British Paget Flintlock Cavalry Carbine - NSN, 78 cal., 20 1/4 inch round bbl., brown finish, walnut stock. These Paget flintlock cavalry
carbines saw use with the British Army starting around 1808, seeing use in the Battle of Waterloo and into the 1830s. In 1826, over 15,000 were
reportedly shipped from Britain to Mexico, where they saw use in the Texas Revolution, including the historic Battle of the Alamo, and on through the Mexican-American
War. The lock is marked “TOWER/PROOF” vertically in two lines on the tail and has the Georgian cipher at the center. The barrel has Birmingham proofs at the upper left of the breech
area, a fixed blade front sight, and a fixed U notch rear sight is mounted on the barrel tang. Iron sling bar and ring mounted on the left, with otherwise brass furniture.
CONDITION: Good with gray and brown patina, and scattered dark pitting. Stock is fair with numerous scattered dents and scratches, a crack visible ahead of the rear lock screw, and some
re-glued cracks around the trigger guard. Mechanically fine.
Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000
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